Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 550 They're planning to flex their muscles.

"President Cheng, I really can't do it." Faced with unfamiliar territory, even the usually calm Huang Wenrong was a little flustered.

Cheng Yi patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "Relax, just think of it as another form of accounting. Even cotton fluffers know how to do this. You, Lao Huang, are one of the top financial masters in the country. Just think of it as using an abacus."

After being flattered and praised, Huang Wenrong had no choice but to compromise.

Xiao Gang patiently taught him the basic finger techniques and postures, and Huang Wenrong learned them very diligently.

However, his movements remained stiff; either he plucked too lightly and made no sound, or he plucked too hard and made a muffled thud.

Xiao Gang, who was standing next to him, was so frightened that he couldn't help but tremble a couple of times.

"Mr. Huang, relax your wrist, don't tense it so much, feel the rhythm..." Xiao Gang patiently instructed.

As the music director of Momo's talent agency and a well-known musician in the industry, it would be too embarrassing for him to mess up with this band.

His life has been full of hardships. He debuted under the stage name Xiao Gang in his early years, but he stumbled along the way. His songs were also lost to the public for various reasons. He finally became famous in 2001 with "Lavender", but he continued to lie low due to personnel changes in his record company. It wasn't until 2002 that Cheng Yi personally selected him to serve as the music director of Momo Star Agency.

This time, he was also handpicked by Cheng Yi to serve as the producer of the Momo Group's four major bands...

This should have been a windfall, but Xiao Gang realized he had been careless when he met Du Yusheng and Huang Wenrong.

Huang Wenrong practiced haltingly for a while, and then Zhang Lingyu rushed in.

She was dressed in a neat tracksuit, and her smooth forehead was covered with a fine layer of sweat, indicating that she had just finished running.

She looked at the shiny drum set and hesitated as well, saying, "I've never seen anything like this before. Are you sure you want me to play? Is it just a matter of hitting the drums?"

Hearing Zhang Lingyu say that, Xiao Gang's heart skipped a beat again. He quickly stepped forward to explain, "Ms. Zhang, this is all about rhythm and control of force..."

Xiao Gang explained it to Zhang Lingyu carefully, and Zhang Lingyu nodded and said, "I understand, I'll try it first."

She picked up the drumsticks and sat down on the drum stool with great flair.

"Thump! Clang! Bang!"

Even though Xiao Gang had taught her carefully, Zhang Lingyu still had no method and acted entirely on instinct.

But she had no sense of rhythm; to others, her sense of rhythm was just swinging drumsticks and smashing things.

"Stop! Stop! Mr. Zhang!" Xiao Gang quickly called for a halt, saying, "Shall we practice the basic rhythm first? 4/4 time, it's very simple, boom boom boom..."

Following Xiaogang's gestures, Zhang Lingyu finally managed to tap out a little rhythm.

Xiao Gang wiped his sweat, feeling like he wasn't teaching music.

Cheng Yi already knew how to play the guitar, which secretly relieved Xiao Gang.

For three consecutive days, Xiao Gang devoted himself to teaching Huang Wenrong and Zhang Lingyu rhythm.

After the two of them barely grasped the basic playing techniques, the day finally came for the four of them to practice together.

Xiao Gang carefully tuned the sound and shouted earnestly, "Ready, go!"

As Xiao Gang began his opening move, Cheng Yi immediately started playing the prelude.

Following the rhythm, Du Yusheng, microphone in hand, sang with deep emotion: "How many times have I fallen on the road~~~"

Huang Wenrong held his bass guitar, his brows furrowed, his fingers stiffly plucking the strings, producing only intermittent sounds.

Zhang Lingyu sat behind the drum, trying hard to recall the "dong ci da ci" sound, but when she got excited, she lost control of her strength and made a series of "dong dong dong" sounds!

The entire rehearsal room was filled with Du Yusheng's soaring singing, Huang Wenrong's intermittent bass groans, Zhang Lingyu's charging drumbeats, and Cheng Yi's guitar playing, which he tried to set things right but was powerless to do so.

Several sounds blended together, creating a kind of music that is hard to describe.

Xiao Gang and his team looked ashen-faced, their eyes filled with despair.

If he attends the annual meeting in this state, he will become a laughing stock in the entire music industry.

Then everyone can stop calling him Teacher Xiao Gang and just call him Gangzi.
As the song ended, Xiao Gang felt his heartbeat almost stop too.

The rehearsal room fell silent instantly, with only the lingering echo of the cymbals and the panting of a few people remaining.

Du Yuyi put down the microphone as if he hadn't finished speaking, and said with a smile, "Teacher Xiaogang, I think I performed the chorus really well just now."

Huang Wenrong silently put down his bass, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He would rather go through the entire group's accounts again than play this damn thing.

The thought of performing in front of tens of thousands of people gave Huang Wenrong a feeling of suffocation and social death.

What's driving Xiaogang crazy right now is that Du Yusheng doesn't realize he's singing off-key; he even thinks the accompaniment is the problem.

Looking at the three exceptionally talented giants before him, and then at his own team members who were looking at each other blankly, Xiao Gang fell silent, his pride as a musician and his worries about his career weighing heavily on him.

We need to use some technology; conventional methods won't save this band.

"Chairman Du, President Cheng, President Huang, President Zhang!" Xiao Gang took a deep breath and said, "Please give me three days. After three days, I guarantee that everyone will be able to achieve perfect results through joint training! However, I need the group to allocate some money to me. It doesn't need to be too much, two million will be enough."

Cheng Yi looked at Xiao Gang and said, "Teacher Xiao Gang, do you have a solution?"

“That’s right!” Xiao Gang said, “If you don’t have the talent, you can make up for it with technology. There’s quite a bit of technology in the entertainment industry.”

"Okay, go for it." Cheng Yi nodded.

Three days later, Du Yusheng and his three companions returned to the recording studio and found that all the equipment had been replaced.

The microphone in front of Du Yusheng was replaced with a device embedded with various indicator lights, which was connected to several server-sized processors.

"Chairman, this is the most advanced real-time vocal enhancement system currently available." Xiao Gang pointed to the equipment and said, "Just sing to your heart's content, and leave the rest to it. It will make your singing even more outstanding."

Du Yusheng sang a line into the microphone with some skepticism, and the voice coming from the speaker indeed became extremely deep and magnetic.

Du Yusheng's eyes lit up, and he said, "That's interesting. You should install one in the basement karaoke room of my villa tomorrow."

Xiao Gang said with a wry smile, "Chairman, this sound mixing equipment needs to be manually adjusted for each song and each person."

"Oh." Du Yusheng was somewhat disappointed.

"Why is my drum set silent?" At this moment, Zhang Lingyu fiddled with the drum set and found that it was completely silent.

The drumsticks in her hands were replaced with sound-absorbing material, and the drumheads were all specially treated. Even the cymbals on the drum kit were replaced with plastic and coated with copper paint.

"Mr. Zhang!" Xiao Gang quickly went over to explain, "This is the silent mode I developed. You're busy, so you don't need to come over to practice anymore. You can just tap it at the annual meeting."

He pointed to a device connected to a huge speaker next to him and said, "We will use synthesized sounds to create the sound of the drum kit."

"Oh?" Zhang Lingyu's eyes lit up. That's great!

These past few days, she's been dreaming about playing the drums, and it's been so painful.

She was never cut out for music, and Cheng Yi was really forced into this role.

She really likes it when she pretends to knock.

Seeing that Zhang Lingyu was free, Huang Wenrong's eyes were filled with envy. He looked at Xiao Gang from afar and said, "Teacher Xiao Gang, I'm the one who paid for all this equipment."

Xiao Gang quickly replied with a smile, "Mr. Huang, we've also done some special tuning on your bass."

Xiao Gang brought over a brand new bass and said, "Mr. Huang, this is the latest MIDI controller, designed to work with an electronic bass sound source."

Xiao Gang patiently explained, "You don't need to actually pluck the strings. This bass has its own built-in sound source. You just need to familiarize yourself with the hand gestures."

"Okay." Huang Wenrong smiled happily immediately.

He wasn't afraid of losing face in front of outsiders, since he rarely showed up anyway.

The main reason is that his daughter also watches the annual party, and he can't accept it if he embarrasses himself in front of her!
As a father, one must maintain a heroic image in front of one's children.

Seeing that the problems of the three giants had been resolved satisfactorily, Xiao Gang took a deep breath and shouted, "Attention all departments, let's rehearse one more time, ready! Action!"

As the intro begins, Cheng Yi's guitar playing is clear and melodious.

Du Yusheng confidently opened his mouth to sing, and the processor behind the microphone worked like crazy, producing a deep and powerful sound from the speakers with perfect pitch and even a built-in reverb effect.

This sound made Du Yusheng, like those girls who were engrossed in beauty filters, a little disoriented.

When the music ended, the rehearsal room was completely silent.

Absolutely perfect, truly professional-grade.

Xiao Gang was so moved by the result that tears welled up in his eyes.

His career was saved at least, so those three million were well spent.

At the same time, an official notification letter bearing the Momo Group's large red seal was precisely delivered via email to the heads of major internet companies within the Momo Group.

The core message is this: In order to enhance the influence of the Chinese internet, your company's chairman, [name], must arrive in Jingzhou before January 26th to attend the Momo Group's third anniversary celebration and the Asian Internet Summit, and join many industry leaders on stage to sing "Tomorrow Will Be Better"! Rehearsal time is 10:00 AM on January 25th. Please practice as much as you can in your spare time.

Deep Summer City, Penguin Group.

Ma Huateng was studying the latest QQ Show sales data on his computer screen when his assistant carefully handed him the documents.

Ma Huateng adjusted his glasses, and after seeing the contents, his eyes widened instantly, and even the hand holding the document trembled slightly.

"Singing 'Tomorrow Will Be Better' together? And... we're going to go on stage?" Ma Huateng's voice was filled with disbelief and confusion as he muttered, "What is Chairman Du up to?"

The image of himself standing awkwardly on stage, singing, flashed through his mind, and he felt a wave of suffocation wash over him.

He's now considered a leading figure in China's internet industry, which...

He looked up at his assistant and said, "Quick! See if there's any way to legally circumvent this."

The assistant said helplessly, "Momo Group said that everyone must overcome the difficulties and participate on time, otherwise the best formation cannot be formed."

Lin'an City, Alibaba Group.

Ma Yun, who had just finished a passionate speech, was drinking goji berry tea to soothe her throat.

Soon, the secretary handed over the documents sent by Momo Group.

Ma Yun casually flipped it open, and his smile instantly froze on his face.

"What? A choir? You want me to sing on stage?" Jack Ma almost spat out his goji berry water.

He immediately pictured himself under the spotlight, huddled together with a group of big shots with very different styles, trying his best to lip-sync.

For a time, top internet giants such as Baidu, Sohu, Sina, and Lianzhong were all unsettled by this sudden chorus order.

Even before the stage for Momo Group's annual meeting in Jingzhou was set up, the bewildered and complex reactions of these bigwigs had already made it a hot topic online.

This shocking news was being circulated in almost every corner of the internet.

Everyone sensed that this annual meeting was destined to be recorded in the history of the internet industry.

"No, that's not how you flood the internet with spam. You need to bring up the topic." Inside the Momo Group's operations center, Cao Zhengze and nearly a hundred well-known online trolls were busy online.

The rumor circulating online that 43 bigwigs will perform together at Momo Group's annual meeting was spread by them.

Not only should they spread the word, but they should also fuel the fire, making this topic the hottest topic on the entire internet.

As the date of Momo Group's annual meeting approaches, its popularity on the internet continues to rise.

As the sole live streaming partner of Momo Group's annual meeting, Huanyu TV was highly favored by many, and this popularity significantly boosted the sales of Huanyu satellite dishes.

On January 20, Kyoto City, which had been relatively inconspicuous until then, suddenly became the focus of attention throughout Asia.

Wherever Global Television Network can reach, you can frequently hear the name Momo Group.

Currently, Universal Television has over 7400 million subscribers across Asia, spanning all Asian countries.

According to Universal Vision's plan, by the time the Blizzard Cup World Esports Championship is held, Universal TV's user base will exceed 1.5 million, successfully joining the ranks of globally renowned media outlets.

Starting from January 15th, Huanyu TV began to report on the preparations for Momo Group's annual meeting. Even some remote small countries know that there is a city in China called Jingzhou, where Momo Group will hold its annual meeting.

Globally renowned athletes, movie stars, and singers will be invited to the event, and major European and American companies will also send representatives to participate. The high level of the event has attracted much attention.

"They're flexing their muscles." Inside the Samsung Group, Microsoft Asia Pacific President Johnson sipped his red wine while looking at Lee Jae-young.

Lee Jae-young's expression was also rather unpleasant.

Although both sides have been trying to cover up their battle with Momo Group, the truth will eventually come out. Although the battle did not escalate online, some business leaders who were qualified to know about it were still somewhat aware of it.

Momo Group now has the confidence to challenge Samsung, which is why they were able to invite many overseas business leaders to their annual meeting.

Most business tycoons admire the strong.

Now that Momo Group has the power to inspire their admiration, they are naturally willing to forge a good relationship with them.

(End of this chapter)